Seasonal and individual variation in hepatic copper concentrations in a flock of Norwegian Dala sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Sivertsen, T ^a   Lovberg K E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic copper poisoning; Copper; Liver biopsy; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84888436971     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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